Reading time

How long does it take to read Messenger?

Messenger by Lois Lowry is about 175 pages, so it takes about 3 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 7 days at 30 minutes a day.

At an average reading speed

3 h 4 min

Messenger · Lois Lowry · first published 2004

Pages
175
30 min a day
7 days

By reading speed

Unhurried reader · 180 wpm4 h 3 min
Average adult · 238 wpm3 h 4 min
Quick reader · 300 wpm2 h 26 min
Very fast reader · 400 wpm1 h 49 min

By daily habit

Your reading speed

15 minutes a day13 days
30 minutes a day7 days
45 minutes a day5 days
60 minutes a day4 days

Page count: median of 33 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

#3 in The Giver Quartet

Next in the series: Son (2012, 397 pages)

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Messenger: reading time questions

How many pages is Messenger?
Messenger is about 175 pages. That is the median across the 33 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
How long does it take to read Messenger?
About 3 h 4 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 2 h 26 min.
How many days to read Messenger at 30 minutes a day?
About 7 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 13 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
What number is Messenger in the The Giver Quartet series?
Messenger is book 3 in The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.

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